The project’s vision to restore the balance of rural communities in regions marked by rural-to-urban migration and steadily proliferating poverty is commended by the jury. In this context, the design offers a series of strategies to strengthen local agriculture in order to alleviate predominant deficiencies – with the management of scarcity, whether pertaining to water, labor or food, being at the core of the proposed interventions. Greatly appreciated is the idea to combine forestry with agriculture, and to propose water retention basins in close proximity to both farming fields and settlements. The project makes an important contribution to the field of resource management for regions marked by shortages, though rich in yet untapped assets.